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IBM begins moving software portfolio to the cloud

IBM's BlueMix project aims to bring all of IBM's cloud services together under a single architecture

Oracle buys BlueKai, gains massive consumer data mart

BlueKai's mobile data management capabilities for aggregating data on consumers are its 'crown jewel,' analyst says

VMware’s Virtual SAN to address software-defined storage

Storage software turns internally attached server storage into a shared, protected storage pool

Nokia, Mozilla surprise at MWC — WHATSAPP finding its voice — Netflix succumbs to COMCAST — Industry giants push CLOUD FOUNDRY standard

HP makes play for network virtualization with OpenNFV program

HP assigns networking chief Bethany Mayer to head up strategy in hot new networking technology for telecom companies

Microsoft tries to jumpstart cheap Windows devices with license price cut

The 70% price cut on Windows 8.1 to OEMs building sub-$250 tablets and notebooks is another signal Microsoft faces unprecedented competition

HP ships first 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets with Intel Atom

HP's ElitePad 1000 G2 will ship worldwide in March for $739.99

BBM coming to Windows Phone, Nokia X

The BlackBerry mobile messaging service will be available on the phones this summer

Windows Phone to get long-awaited enterprise update

Update later this spring will bring a lot of new security options to enterprise users, including signed and encrypted S/MIME, Microsoft said

How to build the perfect smartwatch

Most of the features of the perfect smartwatch exist today, but not all in the same product